Travel photography assignments typically involve solo work: roaming streets, chasing moments, waiting for the light to bring scenes to life.

In late 2022, a press trip to the Philippines sponsored by the national tourism authority offered the fresh opportunity to teamwork within a creative group setting. The experience expanded my horizons through shared adventures and subsequent collaborations with talented travel writers, significantly broadening the impact of my work. The variety of the itinerary, mostly centred on the island of Bicol, allowed freedom to alternate between marketing imagery and more editorial photography, producing a series of visual essays suitable for online and print publications, and above all, to offer a glimpse of the broader recognition this underrated Asian destination deserves.